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Australia 155/3 - 154/6 Sri Lanka in ICC World Twenty20
End of the match
Australia beat Sri Lanka 154/6-155/3 in a great performance by both the Australians and the Asians. Arthur's team was costly due to errors in the reception of the ball.
Australia has it in its hand
The Australians have six runs left in 21 pitches. It's all but done for Langer's team as they go on to defeat Sri Lanka.
Third wicket for the Asians
Bhanuka catches the ball in the air sent in by Warner, so he is out. Stoinis comes in as the batter.
Australia needs 32 races
Six overs to go and the Australians need 32 runs to win the match. Warner and Smith continue to bat.
10 overs to go
With 10 overs to go the Australians need 55 runs to win the match against the Asians. Sri Lanka have two wickets.
Secondwicket for Sri Lanka
Maxwell is run out as he was caught in the air on Hasaranga's delivery. Australia are 74 runs away from victory.
First wicket for Sri Lanka
Hasaranga removes Finch and gets the first wicket for his team. The scoreboard looks like this: 70/1. Enter Maxwell as a batsman.
Fifth over ends
Chameera have not fared well with the bowling in this over. The Asians have missed on two key catches, one costing them four runs and the other a wicket.
How are the Australians!
What an over the Aussie batsmen have just pulled off, scoring 20 runs on Kumara's bowling, making sixes in one over.
The fourth over begins
Kumara starts this over by bowling Kumara with the score at 23/0, The Asians are having several errors in catching the ball.
Australia starts to bat
Australia's turn to batWarner and Finch start as batsmen. Karunaratne starts as bowler. In the first over they get nine runs, which two of them have scored four in one over.
Australia's turn to bat
In Sri Lanka's turn to bat they have managed 154/6, now it is the Australians' turn. Australia need 155 to beat the Asians.
Australia's sixth wicket
Matthew Wade catches the ball from Shanaka to strike out the Asian. Karunaratne comes in as a pinch hitter. The bout is 135/6. Starc enters as the pitcher.
128/5
In Cummins' over, the Asians were 111/5, but in Stoinis' over they dropped 17 runs in a great performance by Rajapakse.
Cummins shift
Hazlewood finishes his six pitches by conceding eight runs. Rajapaksa has scored four runs on one pitch.
Fifth wicket of the match
Hasaranga has been run out after Matthew Wade traps the ball off him. Australia get the fifth wicket of the match. Starc finishes his over and goes to bowl Zampa again.
Fernando eliminated
The Sri Lankan player has been removed on the fifth pitch of Zampa who ends his turn conceding only two runs. Pitching turn for Starc
Starc to pitch
Starc returns to pitch against Perera and Fernando as batsmen. Perera has scored six runs on his shot. Perera is out.
Australia gets another wicket
On Zampa's fourth delivery comes another wicket for the Australians, after Steven Smith took the ball from Asalanka. The Asian removed.
Stoinis' bad turn
Stoinis has not been good at pitching so far, as he has conceded 11 points, 10 of which have been scored by Perera, scoring from four on two occasions. Zampa's turn.
Four more points for Sri Lanka
In Zampa's turn, the Asians have scored four more points to reach 64 points. Stoinis' turn.
Seven points in the Stoinis shift
The Australian pitcher ends his turn with seven points against. Asalanka scored four points and Perera three. The total score is 60/1.
Seven points on Cummins shift
Cummins ends its shots having conceded seven points in a good performance by Perera, who was able to score four points in one of the shots.
Asalanka is still going strong (46-1)
Maxwell finished his turnovers by conceding 16 points in a great performance by Asalanka. Now it's Hazlewood's turn, who just saw Asalenka send the ball away. The Australian concedes five points in his turn.
What a show from Asalanka
As has entered the Sri Lankan shooter who entered with a 15-1 and has already put his selection at 41-1, With great shots as in the first and fourth throw of Maxwell.
Change of pitcher (15-1)
Nissanka managed to get four runs on Cummins' second pitch but in the third he gets a wicket so he removes the bowler. Asalanka will now bowl along with Perera.
11-0
What a shot by Perera to get four runs on Hazlewood's shift. Pitching change- Cummins will pitch.
6-0 to Australia
Starc is bowling Nissanka and Perera who have already made six runs. Now Hazlewood's turn to try and bring down the wickets.
Australia's line-up
Australia's XI: David Warner, Aaron Finch (c), Mitchell Marsh, Steven Smith, Glenn Maxwell, Marcus Stoinis, Matthew Wade (week), Pat Cummins, Mitchell Starc, Adam Zampa y Josh Hazlewood.
Sri Lanka line-up
Mickey Arthur has fielded: Kusal Perera, Pathum Nissanka, Charith Asalanka, Avishka Fernando, Wanindu Hasaranga, Bhanuka Rajapaksa, Dasun Shanka (c), Chamika Karunaratne, Dushmantha Chameera, Lahiru Kumara and Maheesh Theekshana.
We already have a roster
We already have the 22 protagonists of the match that will soon take the field at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium to play this match. Let's go with the rosters.
¿Where to watch the match?
The ICC World Twenty20 match between Australia and Sri Lanka will be broadcast on ESPN+ in the USA. In Spain it can be followed online on VAVEL Spain.
History
These teams have met a total of 16 times and it couldn't be more evenly matched. Both sides have won eight games, so who will come out on top?
¿Who will win?
Less than half an hour to go until the start of the match between Australia and Sri Lanka in the battle for the places that will take them to the semifinals. Who do you think will win? Place your bets.
Australia vs South Africa photo
Group 1
Both teams are in Group 1 of this second phase, which is made up of: England, South Africa, Bangladesh and West Indies.
The classification in this second round, pending the results of this match, looks like this:
England with 4 points
Sri Lanka with 2 points
Australia with 2 points
South Africa with 2 points
Bangladesh with 0 points
West Indies with 0 points
The top two finishers advance to the semifinals of the ICC WORLD Twenty20.
Match Schedule
This is the start time of the game Australia vs Sri Lanka of 28th October 2021 in several countries:
Argentina: 11:00 AM,
Bolivia: 10:00 AM.
Brazil: 11:00 AM.
Chile: 10:00 AM.
Colombia: 09:00 AM.
Ecuador: 09:00 AM.
USA (ET): 10:00 AM.
Spain: 16:00 PM,
Mexico: 09:00 AM.
Paraguay: 07:00 AM.
Peru: 09:00 AM.
Uruguay: 07:00 AM.
Venezuela: 10:00 AM.
Sri Lanka's possible roster
Sri Lanka: Kusal Perera (week), Pathum Nissanka, Charith Asalanka, Avishka Fernando, Wanindu Hasaranga, Bhanuka Rajapaksa, Dasun Shanka (c), Chamika Karunaratne, Dushmantha Chameera, Lahiru Kumara, Maheesh Theekshana.
Australia's possible line-up
Australia: David Warner, Aaron Finch (c), Mitchell Marsh, Steven Smith, Glenn Maxwell, Marcus Stoinis, Matthew Wade (week), Pat Cummins, Mitchell Starc, Adam Zampa, Josh Hazlewood.
The outstanding players in Sri Lanka against Bangladesh
As for the Sri Lankan players who were instrumental in the match against Bangladesh, the following stand out: Charith Asalanka who made 80 runs and also unbeaten, and Bhanuka Rajapaksa.
Australia's standout players against South Africa
In the previous match against South Africa, there were four players who were key to the victory over the Africans. Aiden Markram was Australia's best runner with 40 runs in the match. He was followed by Steve Smith who made 35 runs. Mention should also be made of Marcus Stoinis and Matthew Wade who scored 24 and 16, respectively.
Last match of Sri Lanka
Meanwhile, Sri Lanka beat Bangladesh by five wickets at the Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah. The match result ended with 172/5 to 171/4 on the scoreboard.
Australia's last match
In the last match the Australian side won by five wickets against South Africa, The match ended 121/5 to 118/9 at the Zayed Sports City Stadium, Abu Dhabi.
Sri Lanka in the first phase
The Asian team had to play the first phase of this World Cup, where they had to play three matches in a group formed by Namibia, Ireland and the Netherlands. Sri Lanka topped the group with six points after beating their three rivals.
Welcome to VAVEL
Welcome to the online broadcast of the Australia vs Sri Lanka cricket match, corresponding to the second day of the second phase of the ICC World Twenty20. The match will be played this October 28, 2021 at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium.